ORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical Depression Two has strengthened into Tropical Storm Bertha.
As of 8 p.m. Monday, Bertha had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving west northwest at 3 mph.
The storm is expected to hover around the 40 mph intensity as it moves west, skirting the north Gulf Coast.
Bertha is expected to become a remnant low as it approaches Texas late in the week.
Bertha will drag more tropical moisture over Florida Tuesday helping a few thunderstorms develop.
Beyond that for the Florida peninsula, drier air will dominate for the rest of the week.